Blocker Surname

43,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Blocker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the blocker,' a maker of blocks for hats, a blocker or block-hewer. Also a blocker for shoemaking. The Historical English Dictionary quotes: '1609. Fishers, Forestallers, Regraters, Sutours, Kemesters, Bloccers' which see.

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Blocker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,6811:31,0303,861
Canada421:877,27667,671
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5661:32,0683,857

The alternate forms: Blöcker (1,188) are calculated separately.

Blocker (28) may also be a first name.

Blocker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the blocker,' a maker of blocks for hats, a blocker or block-hewer. Also a blocker for shoemaking. The Historical English Dictionary quotes: '1609. Fishers, Forestallers, Regraters, Sutours, Kemesters, Bloccers' which see. Blocker;. Hence blockhead, a duffer.

Deodatus le Blokkere, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard le Blockhewere. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

BLOKKER: From the occupation. Donald the blokker (Dofnaldus blokker) was one of the workmen engaged in the building of Tarbert Castle in 1326 (ER., I, p. 55). In 1302 there are entries of payments of wages to workmen employed on the Castle of Linlithgow, and among them are named bloccars or bloccarii, who appear to have had to do with the cutting and trimming of wood (Bain, IV, p. 365). This definition of blokker is not noted in the Dictionary of the older Scottish tongue.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Blocker: he who made blocks for hats. From the block came the slang “bloke” and “blockhead.”

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Blocker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Blocker Come From? nationality or country of origin

Blocker is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Blöcker. Click here for further possible spellings of Blocker.

How Common Is The Last Name Blocker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blocker is the 43,945th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 616,335 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Blocker live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 28 people.

Blocker is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 11,681 people, or 1 in 31,030. In The United States Blocker is most frequent in: Georgia, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and South Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Blocker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blocker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 746 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blocker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blocker last name are 14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.77% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blocker earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.16% less than the national average, earning $38,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.87% less than the national average, earning $43,288 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blöcker951,188/
Bloecker93197/
Blockert9311/
Bloucker931/
Bloocker931/
Bllocker930/
Bloccker930/
Bloker92126/
Blocer920/
Bellocker880/
Blacker866,478/
Blocher863,227/
Blokker862,356/
Blecker861,258/
Blucker86308/
Bläcker8688/
Blücker8671/
Blooker863/
Blokerz861/
Bloeker860/
Blodker860/
Bleecker801,069/
Blackert80641/
Blackier8078/
Bluckert8043/
Blöckert8010/
Blaecker806/
Blaacker805/
Bloucher805/
Blocquer804/
Blackher801/
Bleckher801/
Blookert800/
Bloocher800/
Blackerd800/
Blaker773,029/
Blacer77957/
Bleker77956/
Bluker77743/
Bläker77104/
Blackhear752/
Blyackher751/
Blackcher751/
Bloukheir751/
Bellocher751/
Blackeart750/
Bleeker716,086/
Blucher711,599/
Blöcher711,421/
Blacher71713/
Blekher71164/
Blekker7196/
Blaaker7188/
Blakert7176/
Blasker7120/
Blekier718/
Blaeker718/
Blukher712/
Blackjr712/
Blacskhear711/
Blackkettr711/
Blaccer711/
Bhleker711/
Blakier711/
Bloquer711/
Blakher711/
Blyakher67217/
Blyukher67141/
Bliakher6761/
Bloquert6760/
Blekheir6712/
Bloquier6710/
Bloquere673/
Blaucher672/
Blyacher671/
Blékheir671/
Blackire671/
Blackird671/
Blaccher671/
Bleucher671/
Blashker670/
Blackair670/
Blachear670/

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